Obsessive-compulsive baby has been infatuated with boxes, bags, carts, and my purse for quite some time. After I bought her Stride Rite shoes, she took to carrying that box around the house and putting things into it and then pulling them back out again. Her shoebox used to have a plastic window that kept her treasures safely inside, but that was meticulously removed by OCD child and now her treasures spill about all over the place. Not to worry, I rarely ever have to pick them back up for her. She will come by and collect them. I just need to be aware that there may be things in the laundry basket that don’t go in the washer. I don’t know why she puts her stuff there. She knows where things go. On one occasion, after finishing her milk she very matter a factly put her sippy cup in the bottom drawer of the open dishwasher. So you can’t tell me she doesn’t know books don’t go in the laundry. *crossing my arms* humph!
A couple weeks ago, we were at a friend’s place for the birthday party of their now four year old and Sophia carried her shoebox around with her for FIVE hours. I don’t think she put it down once. Well, maybe to switch hands. She had to have it as we left the house and held it for the whole car ride over, then carried it like a purse the whole time we were there. Even going up and down the stairs required her shoebox.
More recently, Sophia has had an interest in groceries and other items brought home from the store or more specifically anything that is container-like. She enjoys “helping me”. Of course, by helping I mean that she takes things out of the grocery bag and puts it on the floor or in a “baby proofed” drawer. She also takes the still full bags and drags them around the living room.
I thought she was strong when she lifted her diaper bag. Red faced and grunting, she carried it around the house, but her newest fascination is the gallon jugs of milk, which she can almost pick up. A few days ago it was a full gallon of paint that she insisted belonged on the other side of the living room. She can’t totally lift either gallon jug of liquid, but she can drag them and she can tilt them. I don’t think she’s going to be a girly girl. Just a hunch.
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Chloe does similar stuff. But I’ve got to say I understand the Stride Rite shoe box facination. That’s a nice box!
HaHa! Cute stuff! I can’t wait to see what kind of traits my little man picks up when he’s bigger. And I have to agree with Susan on the box. I think I might have saved that box for something of my little one didn’t!
Lol don’t worry. You are not alone my daughter Jane do the same stuff.
She always try to hold her dad Laptop case, but till now she is failing.
I expect she will succeed in a month or two.
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